The veteran is seeking service connection for myocardial infarctions and their residuals, which are claimed to be secondary to his service-connected thrombophlebitis of the left leg. The case has been remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected condition caused or aggravated any diagnosed cardiovascular disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a new examination is necessary to determine if the veteran's myocardial infarctions and their residuals are proximately due to his service-connected thrombophlebitis of the left leg, as required by secondary service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- myocardial infarctions, residuals of myocardial infarctions
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637574
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for a heart disability was denied as he did not file a formal or informal claim prior to May 28, 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for strokes, diabetes mellitus type II, myocardial infarctions, hypertension, and coronary artery disease due to incomplete development of the Veteran's service records.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for heart disease and stroke residuals, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for rectal cancer and remanded the issues of service connection for HIV, bilateral hip disability, and residuals of myocardial infarctions. The decision on rectal cancer is denied as there was no in-service event related to the condition.
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